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January 25, 2008

Vol. 25 No. 4

By Alyssa BerdingJunior Sports Editor After dominating their early non-league schedule, the girls varsity basketball team is still on the rise and has moved into West Catholic league play. Carried by their quick fast break and powerful defense, the Lady Warriors have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with and have successfully maintained their third place rank in the San Jose Mercury News. The girls are continuing to build on last year’s breakout season as they push on toward the goal of another CCS championship. On December 17, the Lady Warriors took on Monterey High School and earned a decisive victory over the Tornados, 79-42. The girls then went on to play Saratoga High School on December 19. Pulling ahead of their opponents early, the Warriors never let up and finished with win, 63-27. Junior Kelsey Byrd led the Warriors in scoring with an impressive 24 points. Finishing up their non-league schedule on December 22, the girls played against Wilcox High School and struggled at the foul line. Presented with a

Teaching and TouchingBy Caitlin MulvihillOpinions Editor

People often speak of the encounters they had that enabled them to better understand the nature of life, malice, and grace. These encounters are highly enviable, as they provide insight into the intricacies of existence that the lens of every-day life is unable to convey. Valley Christian students were privileged to have made an acquaintance with a woman whose story offers the spectacles that grant a glimpse into the extent of human potential. She is a holocaust survivor, and her name is Chayale Ash. Ash’s story began in 1920 when she was born on a stage to parents in the acting business. Her childhood dream was of becoming a director, which was slightly stifled in 1930 when the Jewish theater was brought to an abrupt end. Chayale and her family were among those who lived through the brutality of labor camps and endured the consequences of unspeakable violence and hatred. She was a part of a people group that was dehumanized by another and made to work like slaves whose only reward was the hope of a piece of bread at the end of the day. While in the Nazi labor camp, Chayale worked in factories and fields through ailment and disease and watched her mother wither away and die.

We all know of the types of horrors and atrocities that took place in the various Nazi camps. Many of us have even read Elie Weisel’s memoir, Night, which tells of his unbelievably horrific experience at Auschwitz. While the details of these happenings are truly astounding in what they betray about the human capacity for evil, they are even more remarkable when survivors overcome them to reveal the depths of human grace. After Chayale spoke in chapel, she visited a Leadership class where she shared more of her story. When

it was inquired as to how she managed to survive her experience, Chayale explained the role that her sense of humor played in getting her through trials. She told a story about how muddy and dirty her feet would be upon returning from the day’s labor, and how she would wash her only pair of shoes in the murky stream of water that weaved through the wet camp since there was no running water in the barracks. One day, as she was washing her shoes, one of them swam away down the stream. When people became hysterical over her ill-fated loss, she began to laugh and dance in the snow without her shoe. The woman

who endured the pits of human suffering somehow managed to light a spark of hope in the midst of despair.

Students flooded onto the floor of the gym following Chayale’s speech in order to shake her hand and to offer gratitude for her story. Each outstretched hand was met with Chayale’s comforting grasp. She would hold the hands of students and tell them that she was truly happy to meet them. Her sincere eyes seemed filled with laughter as she encouraged everyone to love life, to be gentle with it, and to be gentle with one another. It was astonishing that the same eyes that witnessed murder

and despair were able to offer love and hope. The same hands that bled from working in frozen cotton fields as a result of hatred became soft again and made us feel cared for. Humanity has the potential to do great things, and has chosen, at times, to use that potential for evil. But even in the midst of a holocaust, there is still dignity, charm, and beauty in the human soul. People continued to be hopeful during a dark time, and were not consumed by the evil around them. We look at Chayale’s story and see how resilient humans can be. Where there is malice, there is often grace.

Lady Warriors Basketball Team Notches First Ever Win Over Mitty

Kelsey Byrd launches a jumper for two points in the Warriors’ one-point win over the Monarchs. See VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL pg. 19

Holocaust survivor’s story inspires and uplifts

Holocaust survivor Chayale Ash, a Romanian Jew, related her tremendous story of love and loss, inspiring teachers and students alike.

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Caitlin MulvihillOpinions Editor

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Valley Christian Clubs! Want to add more extra curricular activites in or if you just want to meet up with people with similar interest. Joining clubs is a great way to achieve both!

Chinese Language Club – Want to learn more about the Chinese language or you just want to share what you know? Come to Chinese Language Club! Meets every second Tuesday of the month in room 111.Christian Club – Meets every Thursday at lunch in room 218. Come hear Bay Area youth pastors and your friends share with us.The Film Society – Popcorn, soda, and a flick; coming soonFrench Club – Bonjour or hello, want to learn more about French? French Club coming soonIllusion Club – Want to learn some tricks to amaze your friends? Come to Illusion club! First meeting October 5 and room will be announced.Japanese Club – Konichiwa, Nihongo o narimasuka? Translation: “Hello want to learn about Japanese?” Come to Japanese club. Latin Club – Want to know more about Latin in general? Come to Latin Club in room 221 on Tuesdays at LunchMock Trial – Are you interested in a future with law? Join Mock Trial! They meet at lunch in room 107GMu Alpha Theta – Interested in math? Want to increase your math skills? Join Mu Alpha Theta. They meet at lunch every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.Nu Delta Alpha – Don’t be deceived! Its not another match club but this is a dance one!Photo Club – Interested in photography? Come to Photo club in room 303 from 2:30 to 3:00 every Tuesday.International Awareness – Worried about the world? Come to International Awareness!Young Political Leader Club – Interested in politics or just want to talk about it? Come to room 107G every Friday at lunch!Ultimate Sports Club – Everyone needs some recreation time and just have fun. Ultimate Sports Club is coming! Slam Poetry Club – Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound,Poetry is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Have no idea what that means? Come to the Slam Poetry Club and find out! Fridays at lunch in room 422.Spanish Club- Hola! Experience all the thrills of Spanish culture, Wednesdays at lunch in room 105Go-Green – Worried about the environment? Come to Go- Green Club! Art Club – Interested in sketching, painting, or any other form of art? Art Club Fridays at Lunch in 127G

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Newton, the Mercury News freshman of the year who led the West Catholic Athletic League in scoring last season, is off to an excellent start in her sophomore cam-paign. The 5-foot-2 point guard has outstanding speed and anticipates well on defense. Thursday, she was all over the court in the Warriors’ 55-40 victory over host St. Francis. She scored 16 points - combining drives to the hoop with a smooth outside shot - and had eight re-bounds, six assists and five steals.

Mens Basketball: Sat. 1/26 vs. Archbishop Riordan, Wed. 1/30 vs. Bellarmine, Fri. 2/1 at Sacred HeartWomen’s Basketball: Fri. 1/25 at Sacred Heart Prep, Tue. 1/29 at Presentation, Thu. 1/31 at Sacred HeartBoys Soccer: Sat. 1/26 vs. Archbishop Riordan, Tue. 1/29 vs. St. FrancisGirls Soccer: Sat. 1/26 at Sacred Heart Prep, Tue. 1/29 at St. FrancisBoys Wrestling: Fri. 1/25 and Sat. 1/26 at Gilroy (Mid Cal), Tue. 1/29 vs. Archbishop Mitty

From the San Jose Mercury News...January 9: VC’s AJ Newton wins Athlete of the Week!

-Valley Christian students and faculty travel to STN convention-Warriors shine in mathematics competitions-Get an update on VC Winter Guard

-Working on preparing for Winter Ball-Go behind the scenes of a Valley Christian newscast-Check out all the fascinating relationships among your VC teachers

-Find out which restaurant was reviewed this month-Which movies should you see?-Follow the BluRay versus HD-DVD battle!

-Varsity Girls Soccer team continues to contend in tough WCAL-Hockey team dominates all opponents-Newest Spotlight Athlete revealed!

3THE WARRIORwww.valleychristian.netNEWS Friday, January 25, 2007

The fifth annual Student Television Network convention was held at the Dis-neyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA from Janu-ary 18-20. For the third consecutive year, Valley Christian sent a team to the three-day event that features breakout sessions, on-site competitions, and other activities. Both students and teachers in the broadcast field got the chance to receive pro-fessional instruction and interact with dele-

gates from other schools and organizations. This year’s VCHS team was led by Mr. Terry McElhatton, Mr. Nate Marshall, and Ms. Alexis Reichow. Stu-dents in attendance included seniors Jus-tin Ching, Amy Carpenter, and Jeff Belgum, juniors Aneesh Chaganty, Seyka Huff, Jordan Brazie, Adam Ob-reiner, sophomores Marissa Earles and Omar Iturriaga, and freshman Bill Hix.

The experience provided the ten students with the opportunity to learn a lot about the fields of communications and television from professionals and teachers from around the country. Highlights from the conference included guest speaker Bob Dotson of NBC, who encouraged students to “make it memorable” in the opening ceremony for the conference, ISM sessions for film production, and an on-site contest

called “Lap-top Journalist.” Numerous other film con-tests were held, with awards being granted for achieve-ment in a va-riety of areas.

This school year’s Math Club started off with strong motives to work to the top with the help of Trig/Pre-Calc teacher and coach Mrs. Clau-dia Smith. Aside from being involved with the Math Club, students must at-tend the competitive math competitions. November 29, 2007 was the Math Club’s first major team competition in which 33 members worked together in a team scramble to answer 100 prob-lems in just 30 minutes. Valley Christian High School’s club placed 4th in Califor-nia and 17th place in the United States. Their next big competition was on Thursday, December 13, 2007 where the individual member worked on their own. Junior Timothy Lin scored the most points from Valley, and placed 12th in the nation among 11th graders. Val-ley Christian High School placed 3rd in California as well as 12th in the nation. The latest local math contest was on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Santa Teresa High School. Lin placed 3rd in the 11th grade division. The next upcoming na-tional math contest is January 31, 2008 in a “Four-By-Four Competition.” This contest features ten rounds where students have three minutes to answer problems, and al-ternate between individual and team work.

It all started with a televi-sion program showing every morning during homeroom called the KVCH News. The KVCH News gives stu-dents their daily news and includes information and previews on all of the current Valley Christian High School events. And now, the Communica-tions Department has fashioned a full-blown television program show-ing on Comcast Cable Networks. This brand new montage of student work debuted on December 17, 2007 This new show airs ev-ery Sunday at 1:30PM on Comcast Channel 15, and is now beginning to obtain a true weekly audience. War-rior Watch is an tremendous outlet to showcase the excellent work and ef-fort of extraordinary Valley students. Many students have already taken advantage of this opportunity and even a select few have a dedicated weekly time slot on the show. Things such as video montages, sports high-lights and even footage of extra-cur-ricular activities related to Valley Chris-tian High School have been displayed. The project has been spear-

headed by Valley Christian Communi-cations Department radio teacher, Mr. Donny Fugate. He is excited about the

new Comcast program and looks forward to spotlighting various departments of the high school in the months to come.

One of the weekly segments is hosted by seniors Ryan Eshoff and Adam Hill. Their program is called “The Fanatix.” During the program they discuss the latest professional sports happenings and also all of the latest news in high school sports. The television segment is fashioned after ESPN’s “Pardon the Interrup-tion” and includes the discussion of a single topic for about thirty seconds to one minute, discussing differ-ent viewpoints on a topic and usu-ally conflicting ideas about the recent sports happenings. The senior pair look forward to continuing their tele-vision show, especially in the newly refurnished KVCH On-Air radio stu-dio. The studio will be used in all of their Fanatix film sessions to come. Other segments on the show in-clude video clips, short films and interesting events taking place in the lives of Valley Christian students. Also, the television program includes

a weekly devotion in which the Commu-nication Department strives to spread the Word of God through this excellent oppor-

tunity. Check it out on Sundays at 1:30PM.

By Brittney TanoriAssistant Sports Editor

Students Broadcast “Warrior Watch”

By Ryan Eshoff & Liz FlemingEditor-In-Chief and Jr. News Editor

By Jon LampkinStaff Writer

Seniors Adam Hill and Ryan Eshoff have a short sports segment on Valley’s new Warrior Watch. Catch the show Sundays at 1:30 on ComCast Channel 15.

The Math Club is on a Roll

7:26 am: Instead of CNN, you flip to FOX for the Pre-Pre-Pre-Game Show. Terry Bradshaw’s head is already red. 8:43 am: As you are leaving, your wife/girlfriend/mother informs you that it’s inap-propriate to wear a foam finger in church.9:42 am: The preacher continues his ser-mon, on the story of Samuel and Eli. You wonder if Giants’ quarterback Eli Man-ning will be as kind to Patriots’ cornerback Asante Samuel.11:17 am: You rush your family home from church even though the game does not start for another 4 hours. You do not want to miss the special on Eli Manning’s second cousin’s stepbrother’s nephew, who is, amazingly, ALSO a quarterback!!!12:38 pm: As you are eating your lunch the first friends start arriving. A host of neigh-bors show up unexpectedly soon after.12:57 pm: People that you have never seen before begin showing up. “The bathroom is down the hall, and are you going for the Pats or the Giants?”1:39 pm: Party members marvel at how FOX has managed a sideline reporter for

every player and coach on each team.2:14 pm: You and your more energetic bud-dies head outside for a last quick game of catch. But with a wind chill of 52 degrees, you decide it is far too cold for football.3:32 pm: The game finally kicks off. Some idiot makes a wisecrack about the power going out, and someone else punches him. Refill on the Tostito’s.3:47 pm: First big play of the game, a long completion from Brady to Moss. The Pats fans in the group jump for joy. Rufus starts barking madly and leaves a reminder that he’s a Giants fan.4:02 pm: The first commercial involv-ing: a) an adorable dog, b) horses or c) a romantic evening, airs. You remind your wife/girlfriend that there is no swooning during the Super Bowl.4:11 pm: The Giants’ Plaxico Burress catches a touchdown pass. A quick survey reveals that no one at the party knows any-one named Plaxico. 4:39 pm: The first commercial involving bikinis airs. Your wife/girlfriend reminds you that there is no swooning during the

Super Bowl. You quietly thank God for high definition television.5:11 pm: Halftime arrives, and you be-grudgingly admit that you forgot Tom Petty was still alive.5:42 pm: Play resumes. You have now memorized the entire TV spot for “Termi-nator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”6:08 pm: FOX’s Joe Buck compares the Manning brothers for the 67th time. 6:52 pm: Tom Brady throws his fourth touchdown pass of the game. You and your friends get into a heated argument over who is more attractive, Giselle Bundchen (Brady’s current girlfriend) or Bridget Moynahan (the mother of his child). 7:02 pm: You realize that you have had a salsa stain on your Giants jersey the whole game, and nobody bothered to tell you. You decide you will pass it off as blood. 7:16 pm: The game finally concludes, with the Patriots completing an undefeated sea-son. Your friends begin to file out.8:14 pm: The last of your friends leave the Super Bowl XLII party. Finally. Now you can watch “Desperate Housewives.”

Valley Goes to the STN Convention

Ryan Eshoff’s Guide to: The Super Bowl Experience

By Ryan EshoffEditor-In-Chief

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This year’s Winter Guard members have high hopes of starting off their season strong. Winter Guard, indoor color guard, will be competing with their four minute show in places all over California from now until early April. They are excited to compete with their show that is currently untitled. The song that they are using also does not have a title, because the composer and Valley Christian student senior Doug Wagner has been hard at work writing the song.

The Winter Guard had their first show on January 11 at Gilroy High School. This was called the evaluation show because the judges assessed each winter guard on talent so as to place them into a category that would have fair competition throughout the season. The guard members felt that it was a great show partly because they did not have to be perfect when they performed because there was no judging for points. In this show, the Valley Christian Winter Guard performed only two minutes because that was all that they had learned so far in their season.

Winter Guard Captain senior Elaine Ku has high hopes for this season as well, and she “hopes the positive attitude and high energy can carry on until championships in April.”

A Strong Beginning for Winter Guard

By Erin McKinleyAssistant News Editor

The Vision RevolutionBy Eric NguyenPhotography Editor

Over Christmas Break, Valley Christian alumni Katie Allen’s life changed forever. She suffered through and survived a horrific car crash on January 6, in which her car flipped two and a half times, leaving her with serious brain bleeding and minor paralysis. She entered the hospital directly after the accident and was tended to by doctors and nurses for five days before being released on January 11 to go home to her parents. According to her family, Katie keeps improving day to day, but she continues to need prayer as she starts therapy. To battle the paralysis, Katie will engage in six months of speech therapy, along with occupational and physical therapy. Her doctors continue to remain hopeful that she will fully recover from her injuries. Currently, she is able to walk around and has even tried out the treadmill. Although her speech is slurred, she is able to smile, which is a blessing in itself. After six weeks, Katie will return to the hospital for a check-up MRI and is hoping to receive a good report from the doctors on her progress. Please keep Katie and the Allen family in your prayers as they continue to persevere throughout this difficult time.

Alumni Alert: Katie Allen in major Car accident

By Alyssa BerdingJunior Sports Writer

Flat screen TVs are all the rage nowadays. Everyone wants one, whether it’s in his or her bedroom or the living room. Currently there are only LCDs and Plasma TVs out, but coming soon are two brand new types of te levis ions . One kind is called Laser TV and the other is OLED ( o r g a n i c light-emitting diode). Laser TVs came out last year, but since flat screen TVs were just recently released, many companies did not want to invest in a new type of television. But now that the market is becoming more competitive with the entrance of new companies, the older companies are starting to expand their TV types. Laser TVs are one of the new holders of the future. Laser TVs are similar to projection TVs, but instead of light and filters, they are now using lasers. With the speed of lasers, the flicker effect on TVs decrease greatly and they are now more

energy efficient. Another benefit of the laser is that the color is much richer and the contrast level is definitely raised. Currently Mitsubishi is making a line of them.

Another type of TVs that have been released is OLED. OLED are similar to LCDs, but they are clearly better. One of its benefits is that they do not require b a c k l i g h t . Not requiring

backlight is a huge advancement to TVs, since that would minimize power consumption. Another advantage is that it doesn’t need a glass cover. They are also easier to make and can be made even bigger! Samsung has just come out with a 83-inch super high definition TV. The resolution of this TV is three times the normal 1080p in TVs. So before you start going out to buy that new flat screen television, make sure you check out these two new types of TVs.

Mitsubishi’s LCD TV

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Heavy rainstorms on a regularThursday night may at first have seemed likenothing,butthegentleraindropssoonturnedintofrighteninggustsofcoldairandterror. OnJanuary4,2008,manypeopleof the Bay Area were affected by thestormsthatblewin late thatevening,andcontinuedthroughouttheweekend.Windsreached up to nearly sixty-five miles per hour,destroyingyardsandfences,blowingoff roofs, and making peoples’ worstnightmarescometrue. The residents in San Franciscowere bracing themselves for a series ofstormsthatwereforecastedtobetheworststormsinoveradecade.Thestormswereforecasted to bring around six inches ofrain to many areas, causing widespreadmudslidesinareasinsomeareas.Visitorsat theSierraMountainswitnessedaroundtenfeetsnow.Authoritieswarnedresidentsof life-threatening flash floods along rivers,

Seventeen-year-oldCarlos Sousa Jr.wastakingatriptotheSanFranciscoZoo,whenatigerescapedfromitsenclosureand killed him. Late in the afternoon onChristmas day, Sousaand two of his friendswerejustabouttoleavethe zoo when Tatiana,a 350 pound Siberiantiger,escaped. The park wasjust about to close ona slow Christmas day.The San FranciscoZoo had around 25visitors left in the parkincluding Sousa. andtwoofhisfriends,Paul and Kublir Dhaliwal.Police investigators saythat Tatiana escapedby either jumping orclimbing out of herenclosure. The animaltraveledovera20-footwallanda15-footmoat, which is under zoo regulations.Initially,Tatianaattacked19yearoldPaulDhaliwalandSousaand23yearoldKublirDhaliwal tried to intervene. Sousa wastryingtoscarethetigerawaywhenTatianaturnedandmauledSousatodeath. AfterkillingSousa,thetigerthenstalkedthebrothersandtriedattackingthemwhen thepolice arrived. Lt. Ken Smithsaid,“Asthattigerwasattackingsomeonethey shot that tiger to save that person’slife.”Aftertheattack,theDhaliwalbrothersmadeacompleterecovery.Paulhadseveregashesonhisheadandmanyscars.Kublirisnowwalkingwithalimponhisleftleg.TheeventmarkedthesecondtimeTatianahad mauled someone. On December 22,2006,thetigerattackedazookeeperduringfeeding time.The tragedy is some of thefew dangers involved in keeping animalsincaptivity,butanimalexpertJack Hanna

2007 was a very hectic andexciting year filled with many shocking events from the unveiling of the iPhoneto theVirginiaTech shootings; 2007 willdefinitely be a year to remember. The year started off with theexecutionofformerIraqidictatorSaddamHusseinonFebruary18.Hewasfoundaftermonthsofhidingnearafarmhouseoutsidethe city of Tikrit. His capture brought anewhopetothecitizensofIraq. On April 16, Virgina Techexperienced the worst school shootingin American history. A gunman stormedthe school, killing 32 people includingstudents and teachers. Then the 23-year-oldtroubledmantookhisownlife.Collegestudentsfromallaroundwereinastateofmourningforthishorriblemassacre.

During June of 2007, Appleintroduced their very successful iPhone.Junior Stephen Lam stated, “I love myiPhone!Itisoneofthemostrevolutionarydevices ever made.” The iPhone createda spark in the cellular world. Verizontried tocompetewithAT&T’s iPhone,byintroducingtheirnewVoyager.Runningat$300,itis$100cheaperthentheiPhone. SouthernCaliforniahadahorrible2007 October as Tuesday the 23rd begana huge fire spreading throughout many homes, and towns. A total of 15 fires, killed 22people,anddestroyed3,640homes.Thewholenationwasabletorallytogethertohelp those in need from the fires.

Many of us know the sadbreakdownofformerpopsingersensationBritneySpears.SophomoreTaylor Batey saidboldly,“Ihavecompletelylostallmyrespectforher,Iusedtoloveher,butnowshe has just lost it.” On the other hand,seniorRosha Zabihisaid,“MyrespectforBritney has increased so much this year!Howwouldyoufeelifyouhadthetabloidsalways bashing you on your motheringskills?” Teacher Mrs. Cronquist stated,“Its is a sad thing when anyone has abreakdown; I think itsbecauseshegot tomuchattentiontoofast,andtooyoung.” 2007wasaninterestingyear,fromthegood,thebad,andtheugly.Butwith2007behindus,weneedtolookforwardtoagreat2008.ItwillbeyearfulloftheBeijingSummerOlympicsandanewpresident.Let’shopeweallmakethemostof2008.

TheMaulingattheSanFranciscoZooByJoeGarciaStaff Writer

saidpeopleshouldnotbeafraidtovisitazoo. On January 8, 2008, 200 friendsand family attended Sousa’s funeral at

a San Jose church. Sousa was laid in hiscasket with his favorite Oakland Raidersjersey.HewasliketheJollyGreenGiant,”said 17 year old Josh Vega, who hadknownSousasince3rdgrade.“Hewasthebiggest, kindest guy, but he was like ourlittlebrother,alittle,big,giant.Hewasthelastpersonyou’dexpecttodie.Hewasnotagangster.Hewasa loyal friend.”Sousawasahugefootballandmusicfan.SadlySousawillneveraccomplishhisdreamofbecomingarecordingartist. MotherofSousa,Marilza Sousawas restrained in assigningblame for theattack.Shenotedthattheenclosure’swallwas toolowbythezoo’sownadmission.Shesaid,“Itwastoosmall,but...itdoesn’tchangeanything.Mysonisdead.” The family hired Michael Cardoza who is famous for his Scott Peterson and the San Francisco dogmaulingcases.Carlos Sousa,the17-year-

old’s father said, “I sat down with a lotof different lawyers, and I liked MichaelCardoza. He has character, the potential,and he had a good heart.” Cardoza said

“Carlos Sousa Jr.’sparentsarenotonlyconcernedwithbeingcompensatedfortheloss of their child,but also want thezoo to immediatelyaddress its safetyissues.”Hesaidtheywere upset to hearofothereventswhooccured, includinga polar bear nearlyscaling the wall ofher enclosure anda snow leopardchewing througha temporary cage.“These parents aregoing through an

awfullot.Thereisnothingworsethanlosingachild,”Cardozasaid.“Thefamilyneedsto be compensated for their horrendousloss,but they’vesaid tomeseveral timesalreadythattheywanttomakesurethatnootherfamilyhastogothroughsomethinglikethis.” Recent reports suggest that911 help was too slow. The zoo was illpreparedforthisattackandzooregulatorsare thinking of new ways to prepare foranothereventlikethis.The911helpspenttoo much time thinking the event was ahoaxratherthanarealevent. Sousa’s two friends who wereinjured by the tiger, have already hired aLos Angeles attorney, Mark Geragos,who represented Peterson in his murdercase. Investigators said that the brotherswere under the influence of drugs and are currentlytryingtogetawarranttosearchthebrother’scar.

WOOOOOOOSH’ AND THE STORM ARRIVES In California!!!ByJoyceChenandEricaParkerStaff Writers

Goodbye to The Year 2007, And Hello To 2008!By Melody Mahkfi and Jamie WalitschStaff Writers

Tatiana before she was shot and killed.

creeks, and streams. People were alsoadvised to avoid travel between January4andJanuary5.Also,residentsweretoldtostockuponemergencysuppliesjustincase the storm got out of control. ManyValley students and faculty experiencedthe horrible aftermath of the storms andtheirmightypower.Thoughmanyhadnopower,theelectriciansandPG&Eworkedfasttohelpallresidentsregainpower.

The storms continued throughJanuary 7, with flooding and the coastal wavesupto33feet.Californiareceived65percentofitsannualrainfallfortheseasonalready.Whilemanyresidentswereprayingfor clear skies, the people in the skies--those up in the airplanes--were prayingevenharder.ManyairportsacrosstheBayAreaexperiencedtheaffectsofthestorm.Baggage claims were put on hold, andeven the plane flights were being canceled. Thoughthedelaysweretwotothreehours

long,noneofthemajorairports,suchastheSan Francisco InternationalAirport, wereoverlyaffectedwithtimedelaysordamageof airport property. No one was killed,but reports say that some were injured.Now that California has experienced oneoftheworststormsoftheyear,theywillhopefullynowbe preparedforanymoreupcomingemergencies.

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On November 5 of last year,12,000 writers from the Writers Guildof America lined up to protest in frontof the Alliance of Motion Picture andTelevision Producer (AMPTP) and arestill protesting today. Many episodes andtalk shows have been put on hold dueto this massive strike across the nation. The two labor unions, WritersGuild of America East and West, whosemembers write for film, television, and radiobegantheirstrikeoverthenewbasiccontract that is made every three yearswith the AMPTP discussing details onthe writer’s and producer’s employmentsand residuals. The contract, also calledthe Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA),came to a deadlock when neither sidecould agree upon a reasonable decision.Thus,theWGAanditsmembersstarteditsstrikeagainsttheAMPTPinhopestowinamoresubstantialdecision.Thelargeissuesthat the writers are arguing over are theDVD and “new-media” residuals. Sincehomevideosalesare4.8billioninonly3months (New York Times), writers wantdouble thepercentageincomefromhomevideosalesratherthantheirVHSresidualswhich has dropped dramatically; thuswriters feel shortchangedby theAMPTP.Also, the WGA is negotiating residualsfor Internet sales like downloads fromiTunes,orvideo-on-demandfromComcastbecause this “new-media” enterprise isbooming in today’smarket and soonwillbethelargestmarket.TheWGAproposeda 2.5% income of distributor’s grossfor “new-media” sales and distribution.

ByStephenLamStaff Writer

When the AMPTP foresaw apossible strike coming, they acceleratedT.V. show production and stockpiledepisodes to last through the rest of theseason.However,someofAmerica’sT.V.shows are still on repeats. For example,theLate showwithDavidLetterman, theTonightShowwithJayLeno,andSaturdayNight Live are either showing pastepisodes,ortheT.V.hostsarewritingtheirown shows to continue their broadcasts.ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’sAnatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Lost” and“BrothersandSisters”haveeitherhalfor

MoreRepeatsonTelevision,Writers’GuildStillonStrike!

moreoftheirepisodescompletedinwhichthey will sparsely disperse throughoutthe season to keep the show running;however, repeats are the fallback planincase striking continues. Even HBOand Showtime shows are taking a tolland are possibly going to run on repeats. After a short and unglamorousGolden Globes Awarding, millions ofviewers around the world hope that anagreementcanbemadebetweentheWGAandtheAMPTPbecauseeverybodywantsto see what happens next in “Heroes.”

A picture from the picket lines in Los Angeles.

InatragicincidentoccurringatapoliticalrallyinPakistanonDecember27, ex-prime minister and political figure Benazir Bhuttodiedfromatraumaticheadwoundinwhatappearstohavebeenasuicidebombingattackthatclaimedtwentylives.

BornintooneofPakistan’smostprominentpoliticalfamilies,BenazirBhuttofollowedinherfather’sfootsteps,servingasprimeministerfrom1988-1990andagainfrom1993-1996.Shestoodasamoderate,democraticforceinpolitics.Atthetimeofherelectionin1988,Bhuttowasoneofthemostglamorizedandfamouswomenpoliticiansintheworld.She was well known for being the first womanprimeministerinanyIslamicnationintheworld.Despiteherappealingcharacter,hertwotermsasprimeministerweretaintedwithrumorsandaccusationsofcorruptionagainstherselfandherhusband. After her dismissal from office in1996,BhuttoleftPakistanwithherfamilytoliveabroad.

EncouragedbytheUnitedStatesgovernment,shereturnedtoPakistanin2007tocampaignforathirdtermasprimeminister.ShehopedtomakeherPakistan’sPeopleParty(PPP)adominantforceinpolitics.Westerncountries,suchastheUnitedStates,wereencouragedbyBhutto’smoderatebeliefsandhopedthatherelectioncouldrestorepopularlegitimacytoPresidentMusharraf’sfailingwaragainstIslamistmilitants.

TheimplicationsofBhutto’sassassination are significant in Pakistan andaroundtheworld.Benazir’s19-year-oldson,Bilawal,hasbeenselectedtotakeoverhismother’spositionforthePPP. They both will continue to fight for democracyinPakistan.Meanwhile,theUnitedStatesandotherWesterncountriesmustwatchdevelopmentsinPakistanwithacloseeye.Politicalturmoilinthecountryisapressingissue,asmanyfearthepossibilitythatthecountry’ssupplyofmassweaponrycouldfallintothewronghands. As Pakistani government officials searchforOsamabinLadenandotherterroristleaders,theUnitedStatesmustremainclosetotheteeteringsituationdevelopinginPakistan.

B e n a z i rB h u t t oBy Liz FlemmingStaff Writer

The National Football League’sseasoniscomingtoanend,butnotwith-out anumberofmilestonesbeingbrokenand new ones being set. The first record thatwasbroken in the2007 football sea-son was Patriot’s defensive back Ellis Hobbs. He returned a kickoff 108 yardsforatouchdownbreakingtherecordofexCardinalRoy Green’s106yardscamperin1979.RookierunningbackfortheMinne-sotaVikings,Adrian Peterson broke thesinglegamerushingrecordbyrushingfor

Numerous Records Broken in 2007 NFL SeasonBy David Henderson 296yards andbarelybreaking the record

byasingleyard.Thenextrecordsetwillmostlikelyneverbebroken,andthatistheSan Diego Chargers’ star defensive backAntonio Cramartie’s14-secondand109-yard return fora touchdownoffamissedfield goal. The reason that this record can never be broken is because of how closeCramartie came to going out of the backoftheendzone;thebestanyplayercandoin the future is tie this magnificent record. The New England Patriots acquired widereceiverRandy MossthisseasonfromtheOakland Raiders, and they made a great

decisionasMosshelped lead thePatriotstoaundefeatedregularseason,haulingin23 touchdowns and breaking the singleseason touchdown record. But the leaderof thePatriotschargeisquarterbackTom Bradywhothrew50touchdownsthissea-son,breakingPeyton Manning’spreviousrecordheldin2006.ThestoryoftheyearwastheseasonedveteranBrett Favrewhopassedover61,361inhiscareer,breakingtheall timerecord,and420careertouch-downs,shatteringthealltimerecordinthatcategoryaswell.2007wastheyearofshat-teredandnewrecords;expectmorenextyear.

Features 7January 25, 2008

Silicon Valley: Growing Up in the Hurricane

By Caitlin MulvihillOpinions Editor

Teacher Feature:

Mr. MaplesBy Kaitlyn BakerAssistant News Editor Asmanystudentsknow,Mr. Wessling,whotaughtAppliedEthicslastsemester,hasleftteachinginordertopursueahigherdegreeincollege.TemporarilyreplacinghimisMr. Maples,whoisteachingAppliedEthicsandRomansforjuniorsandseniors. Mr.MaplesandhisfamilyaremissionariesinKenya,sohemostlikelywillnotteachfortheentiresemester.However,forthepresenttime,heiscapturingtheattentionofhisstudentswithinterestingstoriesabouthismissionarywork.Hehasbeenamissionaryfor10years,andisinvolvedwithchurchplantingandevangelisminKenya. GrowingupinaChristianfamily,Mr.MapleslearnedalotaboutChristianityfromhisparents.HebecameaChristianwhenhewas5yearsold,andduringhighschoolandcollege,hebegantoexplorehisfaithforhimself.Prayingformissionariesandgoingonshort-termsmissionstripswhenhewasyoungsparkedhispassionformissionwork. Inadditiontomissionswork,Mr.Maplesalsohasteachingexperience.HehasservedasasubstituteteacherforValleyinthepast,andhealsotaughtmath,business,andreligioninKenyaforsevenyears.Recently,Valleyaskedhimwork for a longer term and temporarily fill Mr.Wessling’steachingposition. Mr.MaplesreturnedtotheUnitedStateslastNovember,andisadjustingbackintoAmericanculture.Outsideofschool,heenjoysreadingandlovestoplaygolf.NomatterhowlongheremainsteachingatValley,hewantstomakeanimpactinhisstudents’lives.Overall,hewantshisstudentstolearntoapplybiblicalknowledgeinavarietyofsituationsandmostimportantly,“beabletounderstandhowtheirfaithworksinlife,andIalsowanttogivethemanideaofwhatmissionsisreallyabout.”

Do your Best Preparation for Winter BallBy Victoria BerglandFeatures Editor The second Homecoming of theyear- it’s the big one, the one with thedance.Yes,thedance.The word “dance”itself may bring manyvarious emotions todifferent individuals.For example, it couldbring a feeling ofgiggles, maybe pureexcitement. “Dance”might spark anxiety,nervousness, or evenpast rejection. Eitherway, February 2 issneaking up fast. Areyou ready? To becompletely honest,there are no steps totake which are goingto create perfectpreparation, but thatdoesnotmeanthat the

night will not be perfect. Winter Ballis going to be held at the Marriot Hotel

in downtown SanJose.Aspecialhinttorememberistoplantheparkingsituationpriorto the actual evening.It is downtown andthere are publicparking lots, but on aSaturday night in theheart of one of thebiggestcities,youcanfigure out what might bethesituation. Beforewejumpto the actual night,the preparation youare doing right nowis going to basicallyset the foundation forthe big night. Nextweek is the dance.

Girls,makesureyouhaveyourdressandshoes this weekend. Last minute dressshopping is one of the most stressfulmaneuversbecauseweallknoweachgirlhas the “perfect” dress in mind so tryingto cram and look for the one three daysbeforecreates lotsof tearsandheartache. Also, keep inmind that if you want theguy to match your dress, itmight be difficult if you go theprocrastinationway.Thisleadsmetoguys.Youmightwanttotalktoyourdadbefore goingtuxedoshopping.Yes,moms are extremely helpfuland make sure you looknice and handsome, but thegirl may have some specific things in mind you mightwanttobeawareof.Ontheother hand, she may careless-sojustmakesuretotalk

beforeyoudoingyourendofthedeal. If you have not purchased yourtickets by now, bring money on Mondayandgetitdone.Ifyouhavepaidforyourdate’s ticket that does not attend ValleyChristianbutyouhavenotturnedinyourguestpass,makesureyoudothatassoon

as possible so it doesn’tslip your mind. A word ofwisdom to all-try and figure outpre-danceandpost-danceplansearlynextweekandleteveryone involved know.A lot of parents are curiousabouttheeveningandgivingatleastavagueoverviewofthe night will please themgreatly. NextweekisSpiritWeeksoamidsttheexcitement(orthe terror)ofnextSaturday,don’t forget to get involvedthroughouttheweek.

San Jose Skyline

The velocity of Silicon Valley’schange and development in a myriad ofindustrieskeepstherestoftheplanetpantingforbreath.Duringthepastdecadeandahalf,Silicon Valley has become a meritocracythat offers a blind eye to race, religionand culturald i f f e r e n c e swhile openingw e l c o m i n garms to the bestand brightestaroundtheglobe.Here, the lawsof competitiongovern the fastpaced lifestyles,turning manychildren into“ b l a c k b e r r yo r p h a n s . ”The pressureto perform inorder to keepup characterizesthe lives of theValley’s youth,and childrenbecomebusyandovercommittedatayoungage.Thefast-paced, ever-changing, performance-based culture ofthe Valley has not-so-subtle implicationsfor theway inwhich thosewhogrowupherewillperceiveandrelatewiththeworld.BeingraisedinthefreneticSiliconValleycan often be like trying to find direction andorderintheeyeofahurricane.Every Kid an Ivy Kid

The region in the south bay thatbecame known as “Silicon Valley” wasonceasleepyagrariancommunitythatwas

hit with a flash flood upon the invention of the silicon chip. There was a massiveculture shift during the next decade inwhich technology companies replacedorchards, and the world’s cream of thecrop was lured to the valley of silicon

with thepromiseofopportunity.Asmorecompanies emerged, the culture becamefurther defined and dominated by the pace withwhichpeoplecompete forskillsandknowledge. Children, in mimicking theirparents, began to deal with heightenedexpectationsregardingcollegeandcareers.AnyonesteppingontoahighschoolcampusintheValleybecomesacquaintedwiththetense emotional climate of students whoworkhardtokeepup,wonderingifthey’ll

survivetheviciouspeckingorder.Silicon Valley: Where Redefinition is Constant

Although Silicon Valley does infacthousetheintimidatingcorporatefoodchain, its DNA is first and fundamentally

fueled by theheatofideas.Itis the start up’sgarage, not theoffice that serves as the icon forthe Valley, andan MBA fromHarvard or anE n g i n e e r i n gdegree fromStanfordarenotthe only toolsthatarevaluablehere.ThesouloftheValleyisoneof innovation.It began withthe microchipand expandedto Internet,software, searchengines, games,biotechnology,and more. TheSilicon Valley

became known for its technical artifacts,buttheybecomeobsoleteastimegoesonaninnovationcontinues.TheValley’smarketconsumes itself, offering no persistentvalue to the various tech industries. Thisconcept is the foundation for theValley’spredominantculture,whichallowsforandfosters change and redefinition. Silicon Kids are cool with change because individuals do not have a “fixed identity”

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3…2…1… HAPPY NEW YEAR! A new year has begun and to bring in the new In order to save yourself from these both-ersome steps, the best way to keep your New Year resolutions are not to make any at all! That way Step OneAim low. It goes without saying that most New Year’s resolutions are easier said than done—but if you set the bar too high, you’re doomed from the start. In-stead of a sweeping declaration like “I will lose 30 pounds by April and finally fit into that dress,” target a goal that’s more attainable, like losing 5 or 10 pounds. Step TwoDon’t overload yourself. It’s diffi-cult enough for the average person to follow through on one ambitious New Year’s resolution; why on earth would you saddle yourself with three or four? Choose the most pressing issue at hand—losing weight, finding a girlfriend, improving your relationship with your parents—and concentrate on that. Trying to do every-thing simultaneously practically guaran-tees failure across the board.Step ThreeTell everyone you know. One school of thought says that New Year’s resolution-are best kept to oneself, but look at it this

way: the more people to whom you an-nounce your resolution (say, to get out of your dead-end job by spring), the more people there’ll be to prod you along if you fall behind. There’s no shame in seeking help if you can’t accomplish your resolu-tion on your own. Step FourReward yourself. Following through on a New Year’s resolution is rarely easy. If you’ve resolved to shop less, reward your-

self for not buy-ing those shoes by springing for a steaming hot cappucino at the mall. If you’ve resolved to be nicer to people, buy yourself a nice jacket after enduring that te-dious party with-out delivering any insults. Step FiveWait until spring. Sometimes the best way to ac-

complish a New Year’s resolution is to make it at a time of year of your choosing, rather than the one dictated by the calen-dar. May 1 is a good alternate date, since the change of season will neatly coincide with the change you’re hoping to accom-plish in yourself.

To keep yourself from the frus-tration of breaking your resolutions, just skip the whole process and don’t make any!

How To Keep your New Year’s Resolutions

By Alyssa Tomasello and Christine Byrne

Mrs. GriffinCounselor

9THE WARRIORwww.valleychristian.netFriday, January 25, 2008FEATURES

Haveyoueverbeentothegrocerystoreormovietheaterandseenateacheroradministrator?Yeah,it’sweird.Surprisingly,membersofadminhavelivesoutsideoftheirclassroom!Eventhoughsomeoftheteachersareopenabouttheirlivesathome,alotoftimesprivatelivesarekeptasecret.Asstudents,wearelefttoonlyimaginetheirexistencebeyondtheclassroomdoor.Therearemanyconnectionsandinterestingfactsaboutafewadministratorsandteachersthatmostpeopledonotknow.

Fun Facts About Those In ChargeBy Tori Bergland Features Ediotr

Some of the teachers now went to Valley Christian

before!

Mr. Adams ScienceMrs. Delke BibleMr. Diatte P.E.Mr. FugateCommunications

Miss IsaacsEnglishMs. KlebigEnglishMrs. MendoliaEnglishMiss ReichowEnglish

Similar last names=Family

Mr. DeMeritt Theatre and Mrs. DeMeritt

English are married.

Mrs. Fugate Communications is the mother of

Mr. Fugate Communications.

Mr. Gunter Music and Mrs. Gunter Music are

married.

Mrs. Isaacs Art is the mother of Miss Isaacs

English.Mrs. Marshall History is married to Mr. Marshall

Communications.Mrs. Torode Photography is married to Mr. Torode Photography who is the

son of Dr. Torode Principal.

Mr. Valenzuela Bus Driver and

Mrs. Lopez Spanish are

siblings.

Then there are the more round-about

relations:Mr. Adams

Science is the son-in-law of Mrs.

Corona Athletic

Department

Miss Pipkin Bible is the aunt of

Mr. CadienteScience

Mr. Carlson’s Bible wife is the softball coach.

Miss Claypool English taught Mr.

Nees Bible and Miss Hassen English when they were in

high school.

Mrs. Connolly’s

French daughter is married to Miss

Isaac’s English brother.

Mrs. Fair went to high school with Mrs. Schmidt

Administrator Assistant.

Mr. Fugate Communications is engaged to Miss Keel Science.

Miss Hori English is the neice

of Mr. GregoricMusic.

Mrs. Silva English is the

mother of Miss Griffin

Counselor.

Mr. Hinn Bible

taught Mr. Ullom History Spanish in high school.

Mrs. Huber Sign Language goes to church with Mr. Burton Principal

of Academics.

Mrs. Samuelson ASB taught second grade to

Miss Isaacs English.

Mr. Meester Counselor went to Calvin College like Mr. Nees Bible &

Miss Hasson English.

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Floor manager michael reiling helps manage everything outside the control room, From signaling the anchors to mak-ing sure all cameras are operating and all sounds are Functioning. he ensures that the news runs smoothly every morning.

anchors gina portale and tori Bergland are the BeautiFul Faces that make the news every morning, and Bring the news that matters to valley students. Both anchors are quite expe-rienced with gina on her second year and tori working on her FiFth year as a news anchor.

Student televiSion

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working the control room during the live Broad-casts, the director, switcher, computer graphics operator, teleprompter and audio operators work to produce the daily news each and every day. they pro-duce all oF the eFFects, g r a p h -ics and s o u n d s t h a t m a k e t h e i r way to the tv screen.

the tv control room, managed By mr.mcelhatton, may seem cluttered to the untrained eye. But all oF the devices serve a speciFic and advanced purpose to the production process. For example, the teleprompter dis-

play gives the opera-tors a view oF what the a n c h o r s see and al-lows them to check, on the Fly, iF there is a proBlem.

adam oBereiner, the weBcast op-erator, syncs and helps produce the weBcast, which is anchored By ryan eshoFF and adam hill during one oF the warriors’ Foot-Ball games.

televiSion operationS

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Recently, a few students fromvarioushighschoolsaroundtheBayAreahavecontractedadangerousstaphinfectionknownasMRSA.Therearemanydifferenttypes of staph infections, some can betreatedeasilyandothersaresodangeroustheycancausedeath.MRSAisadangerousformoftheinfectionbecauseitisresistanttoantibioticsmeaningonceyouhaveit,itshardtotreatandifitisn’tcaughtintime,itcanleadtodeath.Astudyin2005showedthat19,000deathswerecausedbyMRSAandvariousstrainsoftheinfection,whichwas a greater number than deaths causedbyAIDsthatyear. AmajorityofschoolsintheBayAreahavehadatleastonecaseofMRSAaffectingoneoftheirstudents.LastmonthafreshmengirlfromFreedomHighSchoolin Oakley went to the doctors with whatshethoughtwasaninfectedspiderbitebutfoundoutshehadaMRSAstaphinfection.A notice was sent out to parents and shestayed at home to recuperate for a fewweeks.AnotherstudentatNorthgateHighin Walnut Creek contracted the infectionthrougha cut inhis arm.Hehadaquickrecovery but caused quite a scare in theschool. MRSA, although far from beingconsidered a pandemic, has been causinga lot of fear in schools by the students,theteachers,andparents.ABC7reportsaNorthgateHighseniorexpressingherfears

saying, “I’m taking thepanic approach. Idon’twant tobeanywherenear that, likethe keyboards, the desk, the lockers.”Students and teachers alike have been alittle paranoid lately with all the talk ofthiscontagiousinfection.BottlesofPurellhand sanitizers have appeared in nearlyeveryclassroomofValleyChristian.“Wespent like an entire period disinfectingour classroom. We wiped down tablesand keyboards and everything,” saidsophomoreMelody Makafee.Thesefearsare legitimate and while precautions andawarenessshouldoccur,somepeoplehaveblown the issue out of proportion. Dr. Erica Pan, a disease specialist from SanFrancisco said, “People should be awarebutcallingitasuperbugassomehave,isanoverstatement.”Somepeoplehavetheideathatthisisanewandunknownvirusof some sort. Pan again explained, “It’ssomething that comes and goes from thepublic’sattention.”Seth HemmelgarnoftheBay Area Reporter said“MRSAisnotanewbug,andstaphinfectionsfrequentlybecomeresistanttoantibiotics.” AlthoughMRSA isnot awidelyspreadproblemandwilleventuallybecomea lesser worry to the public, it is still adangerous infection that should be dealtwith immediately. If you think you maybedevelopingastaphinfection,consultadoctorassoonaspossible.Somepossiblesymptomstolookforare:

ValleyChristianhasoneofthetophighschoolmusicprogramsinCalifornia,teaching the students the ways ofmusicianship.S e v e r a ls t u d e n t shave usedtheir talentsto combinein to a jazzband, called“Traffic.”Through the idea of senior David Creel,seven VC students have combined theirtalents to perform and entertain throughtheir high school years and into thiscoming summer, influenced by many groupsandtalentssuchasVictor Wooten,Tower of Power,Bob Marley,Red Hot Chili Peppers,DJ Adams,andofcoursetheir mentor and jazz band teacher Mr.

1. Cellulitis: infection of theskin or the fat and tissuesthat lie immediatelybeneaththeskin,usuallystartingwithsmallredbumps.

2. Boils: pus-filled infections of hairfollicles

3. Abscesses:collectionsofpusbeneathskin

4. Sty:infectionofeyelidgland5. Carbuncles:infectionslarger

thananabscess,usuallywithseveralopeningstotheskin

6. Impetigo: a skin infectionwith pus filled blisters

The easiest way to contractMRSA is by making direct skin contactwith MRSA patients or carriers. Patientsand carriers of MRSA are not alwaysidentifiable, so make it a habit of washing your hands as often as possible. Washyour hands properly as well, not just aquick rinse. Biotechnology teacher Doug Canepasaid“SingHappyBirthdaywhilewashingyourhands.That’showlongyoushouldbewashingyourhandsfor.”Ifyouhaveanyopenwounds,disinfectthemandkeepthemcoveredwithaBand-Aid.Also,makeuseofthosePurellhandsanitizersinthe classrooms. It’s a simple and efficient way of protecting yourself from not justMRSA but all sicknesses. MRSA staphinfectionhasbeencausingalotofhypebutdon’tliveinfear.Justbewiseandaware.

Staph Infection Awareness for StudentsBy Jacob RuizStaff Writer

Dave Gregoric. Creel plays the trumpet,senior Michael Morrison plays thedrums,seniorMatt Carolplaysthetenor

sax, sophomore Nick Sutton playsthe bass, sophomore Ben Adamsplays the trombone, sophomoreGiancarlo Garrett plays the altosax, and sophomore Spencer Ramseyplays theguitar.Thebandmembers spend approximately3 hours a day, includingclass time, practicing andwriting their own music in

ordertoachievetheperfectmixoflivelinessandentertainment. So far, “Traffic” has played at three locations: TheAcavuti Missions Fundraiser,ChurchontheHill,andChristmasintheCourt.Thereisanothershowinstoreforaudiences,whichwillbelocatedatSonomaChickenCoupoffofAlmaden

ExpresswayduringthemonthofFebruary.Foranupdateddateandlocation,thebandcanbee-mailedattrafficfunkband@gmail.com,orcanbee-mailedthroughthebandsMyspacepagefoundwiththesamee-mailaddress. “Traffic” is also looking to play at someoutdoorvenuessuchasSantanaRowoncesummerarriveswhentheweather isnicerandmorerelaxing. “We play everything from

ReggaetoR&BtoLatin.Anything we can lay asolidgrooveon,weplay.Comeouttoseeusplay,sitbackandrelax,andletthe jazz flow,” Morrison commented.Bereadytobe entertained by yourvery own high schoolclassmates,because this

talentedgroupofguysisreadytojamallthroughthenight.

Jammin’ with VC Student Band: TrafficBy Jeff MullerStaff Writer

Silicon Valley

“Change” is not a bad wordhere. As the center for an industry thatis constantly redefining itself, Silicon Valley’s careers and job-titles are alsoconstantly redefining themselves. In the Valley,itisconsidered perfectlyacceptableto have several different careers duringthe course of one’s life. The constantsense of reinvention that accompaniesthe developing market means that thereisalwaysroomforchange.Kidsgrowupwith a parent’s start-up not “starting up”or a neighbor who leaves one job for astartupcompany.Sincechangeisalwaysoccurring,SiliconKidshavebecomeusedto itandhavebegun tounderstand thataperson is not defined by what she does. Silicon Kids Take Chances

Here, all the clichés about“following your dreams” manifestthemselves in the ever changing industryand become a reality. The foundationfor chance-taking is laid by the fact thatidentity is not fixed and that a failure isn’t thatbigofadeal.Infact,somewouldsaythat in theValley,apersoncan’tevenbesuccessfulunlesshehasfailed.Peoplecanmakeabuckherebyperusingtheirpassionanddoingwhattheylove.Afterall,thatishow this place (Silicon Valley) made itsway to themap.Kidswhogrowuphereoften understand this dynamic and aren’tafraidtotakeachance.Silicon Valley: Where Failure Never has the Last Word

Here in the Silicon Valley, thepace is set by the competition drivinginnovation.Inthemidstofthewhirlwind,itisalltooeasytobecomediscouragedandfeelleftbehindbythebrillianceandlevelof professionalism concentrated in oneregion. However, it should be taken intoaccount that the Valley is a place whereeveryone has a chance, where failure isnever final, and a person’s past does not follow him around. Kids compete withone another, but many also understandthat their SAT scores are not the end-all.Here, a person’s education and careerdoesnotdeterminewhatshedoesfor therest of her life, because a career is notdefinitive. The technological hurricane can sometimescausequitearuckus,butintheend,Siliconkidscanrestassuredthattheycanperusealmostanythingtheywantandstill succeed here, because in the SiliconValley,everyonereinventsthemselves.

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Opinions 13January 25, 2008

Blue Ray V. H.D DVD THe FIlM Page

“In One Missed Call THeRe was MoRe THan one MIsseD call.”-coRy gaMBello

By Jacob Ruiz and Eric NguyenAlthough many may be unaware,

a battle has been going on in the media industry. With the rising of high definition movies, a battle between Blu-ray disks and HD DVDs has occurred, each bringing their own advantages to the table. Blu-ray discs are a next-generation optical disc format. The Blu-ray Disc Association, which include some big name companies such as: Apple, Dell, HP, JVC, Panasonic, Sony, and Samsung has developed new technology to replace the current DVDs and to defeat HD DVD. Blu-ray discs offer more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc. “You’re basically getting five times the amount of capacity than you would on your standard DVDs,” said film teacher, Nate Marshall. This extra amount of space along with the use of advanced video and audio codecs offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience. Blu-ray technology lies in the smaller blue-violet laser used to read and write data on the discs hence the name Blu-ray. The benefit of using the smaller blue laser is that it has a shorter wavelength and smaller aperture than the red laser DVDs use.This allows data to be packed more tightly, and stored in less space, even though it is the same size as any other ordinary disk. Also there is a special coating on the Blu-ray disks which prevent finger prints and small scratches.

HD DVDs frail in comparison of durability and company support but there is one bonus to them. They are less costly to start production. The creation of HD DVDs doesn’t require as much new technology to make. The transfer from DVD companies to HD DVD is easier. This makes the disks cheaper in the short run. Also HD DVDs can have hybrid disks unlike Blu-ray. On HD DVDs one side can be regular DVD while the other can be HD. This makes it easier for consumers to buy the disk and watch it around the house. Since the prices on the HD DVD players as well as Blu-ray’s are high, not many households possess an HD player in every room yet. The cost of any high definition player cost at least two hundred while a DVD player can be sold for as little as fifteen dollars. Currently the unintentional battle between these two next-generation disks is going in favor of Blu-ray. Many movie studios have been making the switch from HD DVDs to Blu-ray. Universal and

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now In THeaTRes

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG)Nicolas Cage has become well known after the success of the precursor movie National Treasure. Cage’s character is now a professor who happened to be lecturing on the heroic efforts of his great great grandfather. His grandfather attempted to prevent the South from winning the civil war, and in doing so a new piece of evidence is brought to their attention. Cage discovers this when giving a lecture to his class about the heroic efforts of his great great grandfather and the civil war. This point in the film starts the adventure for Cage and his father to clear their family name. This adventure takes them to England, France and around the United States discovering the secrets to the lost City of Gold that will essentially clear their ancestor’s name.

One Missed Call (PG-13)When Beth Raymond, played by Shannyn Sossamon witnesses the deaths of two friends and is convinced it is a matter of supernatural beings than just tragic coincidence. A few days before each friend died, both victims received a missed call and an alarming voicemail. The voicemail is a recording of their own voice yelling out in agony and pain. Though police believe Beth is insane, detective Andrews who’s played by Ed Burns believes her. Together Andrews and Beth try to discover the mystery behind the terrifying messages before they receive a missed call of their own.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG)Tim Hill directs this film and focuses his movie toward a younger audience, Alvin and the Chipmunks is sure to delight. With a storyline based on comedy, Alvin and his friends learn a lesson of moral truth. After abandoning their original producer for more fame and fortune, the Chipmunks are faced with adversity and decide to return to what they know as home.

I Am Legend (PG-13)The movie takes place in the upcoming future and a doctor creates an antidote for cancer. The newly constructed antidote was able to cure all of the 10,000 cancer patients temporarily. Society soon finds that when you take matters into your own hands you too will also be held responsible for your actions. The supposed cure for cancer eventually mutates into a plague, which destroys the majority of mankind, turning them into crazed mutants that kill the few survivors. Will Smith stars in this movie and is the last human in New York City, and quite possibly in the world. He plays the part of a military geneticist who works extensively to not only survive and overcome death in this new nightmare

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (PG)When a young Scottish boy named Angus, played by Alex Etel, discovers an enchanted egg, he brings it home and quickly realizes this was no ordinary egg. He finds himself face-to-face with an extraordinary creature, known as the mystical water horse of Scottish folk tales. Angus’s new friend is threatened by military weaponry and Angus begins a journey, which leads him to discovery, and risks that would protect his secret forever.

By Jon Hughes and Tanner Burns

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world, but also struggles to find a cure for the remaining people of those whom are not yet infected.

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Continued, See page 14

14 THE WARRIOR www.valleychristian.net January 25, 2008 Opinions

By Lindsay Cole and Amber Garman

As the winter season continues to bring snow into skiing and snowboarding resorts throughout California, this month is a great chance to grab your skis or board and hit the slopes. With huge storms this winter, all resorts got plenty of snow to make a trip enjoyable.

B e f o r e you plan a trip to the snow, make sure you check weather.com so you are prepared for any harsh conditions. It is best to check at least two days before you leave because the weather forecast is always changing. With all the money being put into a trip, you don’t want to get caught in a snow storm! As of January 14, most resorts near Tahoe and northern California have received 16 or more inches of snow. Where can you get the best deal? Bear Valley and Dodge Ridge Resorts have the best prices for a one-day ski lift

ticket at $39 for teens (ages 13-19). Other resorts like Northstar and Heavenly range from $49-$60 (ages 13-19). If you are not looking to pay high rates or wait in two-

hour lines, your best bet is to rent your equipment at Mel Cottons, or any other sporting good stores. If you do not have room for a equipment in or on your car, Dodge Ridge again has the best deal at $35 for teens. For a few dollars more, Bear Valley, Sugar Bowl, Alpine Meadows, and Sierra also have the best prices on rentals.

Looking for lessons? Check online at your resorts’ webpage.

Many lessons contain lift tickets and equipment in the package so be sure to find one that suits your needs. You can save money by purchasing packages instead of paying regular teen prices.

As long as you are prepared you will have an enjoyable trip, but get out there soon before the season is over!

Downtown Morgan Hill is filled with great restaurants. A local favorite is Glory Days, a restaurant located at the corner of Monterey Road and Fourth Street. Glory Days loves to provide great food while allowing their customers to enjoy the sports games on the TVs. Serving high quality food at a great price any person would immediately fall in love with this restaurant. Upon entering, c u s t o m e r s notice the TVs located in the small but cheerful r e s t a u r a n t . Located in the bathrooms are TVs so you won’t miss a minute of the big game. The walls are filled with sports memorabilia including signed jerseys and football helmets. The friendly waiters quickly seat you and hand you a menu filled with a variety of foods. For those in the mood for tasty appetizers, the calamari is amazing. Lightly breaded calamari is served along with different sauces and can satisfy any craving. One appetizer that is seen being served often is the Thai Beef Sticks. Asian marinated beef strips are glazed with sweet Thai chili sauce and are the taste of perfection. If you’re craving a real hamburger, Glory

Restaurant Review: Glory Days By Tarah Duarte

Planing a Trip to the SNOW!

Days has one of the best around. The tailgater burger is a 1/3-pound patty served with anything you choose- cheese, bacon, avocado, grilled onions, mushrooms and/ or chili. Another of Glory Day’s specialties is the Steak Sandwich. Teriyaki marinated skirt steak on garlic bread with lettuce, tomato and onion makes your mouth water. If wanting something light, Glory Days offers a variety of salads. Favored by

many, the Apply Valley Salad is delicious. A refreshing salad featuring baby spinach, m a n d a r i n oranges, granny smith apples, walnuts, blue cheese crumbles and dried cranberries all

tossed in apple cider vinaigrette is delicious. Make sure to not forget dessert! They offer five different desserts and make it hard to choose just one. Glory Days is an affordable restaurant, especially for the quality of food. The main dishes average at $10 dollars, but some dishes like the Filet Mignon can go as high as 23 dollars. If a big game is on, the restaurant can be busy but usually there is no wait. Glory Days is a great restaurant to enjoy with family or friends.

Glory Days is one of Morgan Hill’s Favorite Sports Pubs

Continued From Page 13HD DVD has switched to promote Blu-ray. Sony has also contributed much with the sale of Playstation 3 and Microsoft has stood firm in their support for HD DVDs with the Xbox 360. DVDs soon will probably be replaced like how they replaced VHS but the DVDs wont suddenly become worthless. If companies such as best buy or Circuit City are trying to get rid of their DVDs then consumers will be in for a treat. How ever if you want to watch something in high definition then the switch better start soon.

Blue Ray Vs. HD DVD

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Sports 15Friday, January 25, 2008

Big-Time Player Leads A Big-Time Team

By Jeff MuellerStaff Writer Theyear2007hadsomedefiniteupsanddownsforValleyChristian’svarsityguyssoccerteam.Astheyear2008hasbegun,theWarriorsseasonhastakenabrightturn,highlightedwiththelong-awaitedreturnofseniorcaptainTyler Seaman. “HavingTylerbackisaverygoodthingforthisteam.He’sagreatplayerwithagreatmindforthisgame,andimmediatelyimpactedthestrengthinourdefense,”seniorcaptainJohn Walitschstated.Seaman,whowasheldoutforthefirst12gamesoftheseasonduetoaleginjury,madehissenioryearstartingdebutagainstSt.IgnatiusonJanuary12.Whenthestartingwhistleblew,bothteamschallengedeach

ByCJWryeJunior Sports Editor After one week off for Christmas break, theWarriorscamebackpumpedtodominateintheirsecondhalfoftheseason.CoachJolene Keelpreparedworkoutschedulesforeachplayer tomakesurenoonefelloutofshapeduringtheholiday. WiththeWCALplayoffscomingupandCCStheLadyWarriorshavebeentrainingharderthanevertopreparefortheupcominggames. On Thursday, January 3 the Lady Warriorstraveled to Presentation High School to take on thePanthers.Thestandswerepackedasallthefanscametoseethetworivalsfaceoff.Afterthefirsthalf,despitevarious attempts by the Warriors offense, the gameremainedscoreless. As the rainbegan to fall, the two

TheValleyChristianWarriorsIceHockeyopenedtheirseasonagainstthePeninsulaLionsonSunday,January13,2007witha5-1win.AlthoughthescoreseemstoshowaneasywinforValley,itwashard-foughtandwell-earnedbytheWarriors.Thefirstperiodwashardfoughtwithanoscoringforeitherside,andsolidgoalkeepingonbothsidesoftheicekeptthegoalsoffthescoreboard.Bothteamsplayedsolid,conservativedefenseandriskedlittleandgeneratedfewchancesforscoring. Thesecondperiodstartedwith

Whatintheworldisrugby?RugbyisagamethatoriginatedinEngland.Thegameofrugby,whichiscalledamatchisplayedwith15playersoneachside,andisplayedonafield,calledapitch.Itbeginswith akickoff, and theball is progresseddown the field bymeans of carrying andkickingtheball.Theballcannotbepassedforward, only backwards. When the ball

SuccessIsn’tEasy:ButTheyMakeitSeemLikeItThe Ladies are on their waytoward another Championship

A Second-Half Team is aboutto Catch Fire

Keeper Kenda Gillio is a huge part of the teams shutout.

Senior Blake Cardoza dances around before getting the assist.

The Toughest of the Tough: Exile Rugby Team Begins their AnnihilationBy Alyssa TomaselloJunior News Editor

carrieristackled,theballisplacedontheground, and possession is fought for bymeans of a ruck.A ruck iswhere twoormore players come together, and engagetheir heads and arms and try to push theopposing teamover theball, so that theirteam can gain possession.When aminorinfringementoftherulesorstoppageofthegameoccurs,restartingofplayisdoneby

meansofascrum.Ascrumiswhereeightplayersoneachsidebindtogetherinthreerows.Thefirstrowsoneachsideinterlockheadsand then thescrumhalf throws theballintothetunnel.Inthecaseofasevereinfringement a penalty kick is awarded.Oncetheballhasprogressedtooneendofthefield,theteamcanscorewhatiscalledaTri.ToscoreaTri,theballmustbetouched

to theground in theTri zone.After aTrihasbeenawarded,thereisanopportunitytogainmorepointsbyaconversionkick.ATriisworthfivepoints,andaconversionisworthtwopoints Formost,rugbyisquiteconfusing.But for the Valley Christian Exiles, it istheir favorite thing to do. Exile seasonbeginssoon...www.exilesrugby.com.

Warriors Tame the Lions

theLionsscoringonastrongbreakawaybyKevin Hyle.TheWarriorsansweredafewminuteslaterwithagoalbyfreshmanTommy NourieandassistedbySean McMaster.SixtysecondslaterDaniel ConnellscoredanothergoalassistedbyMarco GagliardiandTommy Nourie.

ValleycontinuedtopresstheattackintothefirstminuteofthethirdperiodwithanothergoalbyConnellwhowasassistedbyAnthony BradleyandMarcoGagliardi.TheWarriorsscoredyetagainlessthansixminuteslaterwithGagliardigarneringhis3rdpoint

ofthegameandBradleyearninghis2nd assist.Valleysealedtheirvictorywithagoalwith2minutesleftinthegamebyMax VallisandassistedbyConnellandBradley,earninghis3rdassist.

Valleyopenedwithanexcellentgame,showingthatthisyear,theWarriorsareinnowaydiminishedfromlastyear.ValleyplaysagainonJanuary27at6pmagainsttheRedwoodCityPolars.TheteamiscurrentlyledbyAnthonyBradley,DanielConnellandMarcoGagliardiat3pointseach.

ByChrisMeyerStaff Writer

With a burst of speed, Captain Anthony Bradley sprints past his defender for his third assist against the Lions.

By Adam HillSports Editor Atopathlete,withahighgoalandstandardsforhimself,leadsoneofthebestteamsintheBayAreainoneofthetoughestleaguesinCalifornia.PointGuardAustin Simon is having an unbelievable season,capturingtheattentionofsomeoftheelitecollegesinthenation. Simonaveragesover16pointspergame, including a 30 point game againstBurtonHighSchool. “Everyyearhehasimproved, and I’m proud of his abilitiesandwhathehasdoneconsistently,”statedheadcoachSteve Cotton. “A big time situation, alwaysneeds a big time player,” said teammateRyan Eshoff,“I’msogladwegothimonourside.” Simon has been clutch, andfearless of a game-ending situation.Earlierinleagueplay,theteamwasdownby twowithseconds left,Simon took theshoot,missed, reboundedandput it in totakethegameintoovertimeat theendofregulation. With his break out year, he hasdrawn the serious attention of HawaiiPacific, Seattle University and RutgersUniversity. Talent, hustle and the drive towin iswhatkeepsSimonamongtheeliteplayersintheBayArea.

See Lady Warrior Soccer page 16See Boys Varsity Soccer page 18

Hanging from the rim, Austin Simon shows off his high jumps against Gunderson.

16THE WARRIOR www.valleychristian.net Friday, January 25, 2008 SPORTS

By Shalmalee PanditStaff Writer The freshmen girls soccer team is playing hard in their West Catholic Athletic League games. After a loss in a scrimmage against Leland in December and a loss against Santa Clara, the girls played their first league game on December 8. Playing against St. Ignatius, the girls suffered a terrible loss. On the thirteenth of December, they played Mitty only to lose 5-0. Defender Arazue Moghtaderi-Zaden said, “We could have played better, but we tried our hardest and will improve in the future.” The team followed what Moghtaderi-Zaden as they won against Sacred Heart Cathedral 1-0 on December 15. Starting a new year, the girls lost to Notre Dame-Belmont on January 7. “It

was a good game,” said defender Dejannah Currington. The next day, they played St. Francis and fell short, 4-0. In their game against Presentation on January 14, “We lost 6-1; Katie Hughes kicked our corner kick and the ball headed into the goal,” said Amber Garman.

“We all bond really good together,” stated freshman forward Amber Garman, “and we always have fun during games, whether we win or loose.” Laughing, this team bonds wonderfully together and with the coaches. “Coach Stephanie (Patterson) is awesome!” said midfielder Kyle Stagnaro.

With a wonderful team and coaches, this soccer team seems to have fun no matter what.

Frosh Girls Soccer Plays Hard Continued from page 15 teams started the second half with high energy. With a free kick given to the Panthers, twenty minutes into the second half, the Panthers broke through Valley’s defense and scored the first goal of the game. Despite various attempts by senior Forward, Morgan Celaya, the Warriors could not find the net and suffered a 1-0 loss to the Panthers. I n spite of the b l i s t e r i n g s t o r m , the Lady W a r r i o r s took the field against Notre Dame Belmont on S a t u r d a y , January 5. As the Warriors battled through the pouring rain and high winds, the half ended scoreless. As the second half began the warriors were awarded a corner kick. The Warriors took advantage of this opportunity and junior Macie McMillian nailed the ball into the net to put Valley in a 1-0 lead. As the game persisted, Emily VonRaesfeld put in the Warriors second goal with an assist by senior Anna Calderon. Through the rain and hail Notre Dame came back with a goal to put them right back into the game. However, it was not enough and the Warriors went home with a 2-1 win over Notre Dame. The Warriors took on the St. Francis Lancers on Tuesday, January 8. The Warriors played a strong first half. Senior Stephanie Bales controlled the middle, and the defensive line lead by sophomore Dana Gambello and McMillian held the Lancers and ended the first half 0-0. As the second half started senior Lyndie Housman had some power shots, but couldn’t quite find the net. Soon, the Lancers were able to find holes in the Warriors defense and put two goals away. Despite the Warriors strong efforts, the game ended in a 2-0 loss.

On Thursday, January 10 the girls came out ready to play against Sacred Heart Prep. The Warriors were having trouble connecting and before they knew it they were trailing Sacred Heart Prep 1-0. However, the Warriors did not let down and before the first half finished senior

S a r a h R o t h v o l l e y e d the ball into the goal off of a corner kick. The Wa r r i o r s came out p u m p e d up after the half sophomore k e e p e r K e n d r a

Gillio had many saves to keep the Warriors in the game. With ten minutes left in the game the Warriors needed another goal. Off of a corner kick taken by VonRaesfeld, McMillian headed the ball into the goal to win the game for the Warriors. Despite sicknesses on the team the Warriors prepared to take on St. Ignatius on Saturday, January 12. The Warriors woke up and Roth also put a goal away the first half to tie up the game. Senior Katy McLaughlin, junior CJ Wrye, and Gambello held the St. Ignatius forwards tight to prevent them from taking an unwanted lead. VonRaesfeld came through once again for the Warriors and knocked the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal. As the final whistle blew the Warriors celebrated their 2-1 win over the Wildcats. Junior Sarah Suwanda said, “The team this year is very talented and we are all working very hard at practice to overcome the WCAL teams. Everyone is ready to go all the way again!” The Lady Warriors are dominating there way through the West Catholic League and becoming closer friends though the experience.

Lady Warrior Soccer

By Aidan LenihanStaff Writer

JV girls soccer is off to a great start. With only two losses in the season, the Lady Warriors are showing they can hang with some of the leagues best teams. On December 13 the girls went up against the very experienced Archbishop Mitty Monarchs team. Despite their tremendous effort the Warriors failed to pull out on top, losing 3-1 with the only goal coming from sophomore Cari Cronquist.

JV Girls Soccer Experiences Success

Their next league game was against Sacred Heart Cathedral. The girls came out strong taking an early first half lead. The energy did not stop, and the Lady Warriors ended up winning 3-1, goals coming from freshman standout Bernadette Fahmy and sophomore Riana Ghafari. Next the Lady Warrior went up against a very strong Los Altos team. It was a very evenly matched game, and the Warriors ended up coming out on top, winning 2-1.

Senior Sarah Roth goes in for the score!

Sophomore Jacqueline Flores passes the ball for her first assist.

Sophomore Cari Cronquist takes charge.

Team gathers around for another rough day of practice.

JV Lady Warriors team gather around each other after game.

17THE WARRIORwww.valleychristian.netSPORTS Friday, January 25, 2008

Boys Varsity Basketball Demands Respect BoysvarsitybasketballhascontinuedtodemandrespectinBayAreahighschoolathletics.FollowingtheirWestCoastClassictournament,theguysreturnedtotheirhomecourtto face McClymonds on December13. The Warriors fought hard, buttheir defense could not hold backMcClymonds’ aggressive offense,and the guys came up short 72-47.Despiteatoughloss,theguysfought back, posting a convincing77-50 win against Gunderson onDecember 20. Continuing theirdifficult non-league schedule, they went confidently into their game thatThursdayagainstSt. JosephofAlameda, securing a 56-48 victory. After breaking for theholidays,theWarriorsresumedplay,preparingforsomestiffcompetitionat the Stokes Tournament. TheyopenedthetournamentonThursdaymorningwitha10:30a.m. face-offagainstSt.Vincent.Thegameprovedto be quite exciting, with the scoreremaining very close the entire time.The Warriors pulled through in the endwitha64-61victory.Thenextafternoon,theydominatedtheiropponents,Ferndale,in a lopsided 73-35 win. After securingsuch a comfortable win, the Warriorsmoved assuredly into the tournament finals againstBurtonS.F.Valleyprovedtobethebetterteam,postingaconvincing87pointstoBurtonS.F.’s66.SeniorAustin Simonreceived top honors as the tournamentMVP, while sophomore Max Hooper

By Liz FlemingJunior Opinions Editor

was named to the all-tournament team. Concludingtheirnon-leagueplayonahighnote, theWarriorsopened theirleague play with an extremely exciting,intensegameagainstSt.Francis.Thegamewent into double overtime, with ValleyChristian eventually handing St. Francistheir first loss of the season. Junior guard, Tim Harris led the team with 25 points,while seniors Simon and Eric Bates had24 and 20 points respectively. Hooperalsohadanimpressive13pointsinValley

Christian’s 88-84 victory. The guys nextfacedRiordan,startingoffstrong,buildinga19-pointleadathalftime.Riordanfoughtbackinthesecondhalf,buttheWarriorsonceagainpulledthroughwitha65-62victory.ThefollowingTuesday,theWarriorstookonBellarmineinanintense,butultimatelyahomecourtadvantagefortheBellsgavethe Warriors their first league loss. Despite a solid defense and tough offense, theWarriors could not overtake Bellarmineanddropped65-59.OnThursday,January

10,theteamchallengedSacredHeartCathedral. Valley Christian builtup an early lead, but the tenaciousCathedral team fought back tough,pulling the game into overtime.TimHarris led the teamoffensivelywith 26 points and also contributedwith outstanding defense. In theend, Valley suffered another closedefeat,losing77-73intheovertime.Saturday’smatchupwithSt.Ignatiusprovedtobeequallychallengingforthe team. The opposing Wildcatlineupwasextremelydaunting,withnearlyeverystarterwellover6feettall. Their sheer size made scoringdifficult for the Warriors, and kept them at only 47 points. Despite agreat effort, they lost 56-47. TheWarriors’nextgamewasagainsttheundefeatedMittyMonarchs. ValleyChristianplayedwell, but struggledtogaintheuppergroundagainstthesizeable,talentedMittyteam.AustinSimonledwith24points,whileTim

Harrishad13,andMaxHooperhad11.Inthe end, the first-ranked Monarchs pulled through with an 83-57 victory over theWarriors.OnJanuary18,theWarriorsfacedoff against Junipero Serra High School.Serra’sstrongoffensethrewtheWarriorsoff their game and caused the Warriorsto fall behind early. Unforunately, theywereunabletocomefrombehindandfellto their opponents, 67-53. Hopefully theWarriors will be able to finish their WCAL season strong and be ready for CCS.

Frosh Boys Basketball By Arman M. ZadehStaff Writer

Preseason hasbeenoverforthreeweeksand the freshmen boysbasketball team is nowenjoying the competitionof the WCAL. They finished pre-season with an undefeated 4-0 record. The WarriorsdefeatedWoodside44-37on December 20. Twodays later, they playedan incredibly traditionalSt. Joseph of Alameda,in which the game camedowntothefourthquarterand the Warriors pulledawaywitha45-40victory.

On January2 of the New Year, theyoung Warriors facedSt. Francis for their first leaguegame. St.Francishasareputationofhavinga phenomenal freshmenteam as they took overandwonleaguelastyear.This year, however, theWarriors gave them theirmoney’s worth as theychallengedthemuntil thevery end. Unfortunately,they lost, 50-36. Thiswas another difficult game for theWarriors astheteamlost59-41. TheValleyChristianfreshmenstuck with the Bells athalftime and only traileduntilsix.Inspiteofthis,theBellscameoutstrongin the second half anddefeated the Warriors.

JV Boys

Januarystartedout tough for theJV Warriors, with a loss to St. Francisof Mountain View. The Valley ChristianJV basketball team has struggled so farthis season with no wins and 5 losses.Some games were close, in which theWarriors started out well, but endedup losing the game in the 4th quarter. The Warriors have lost toWCAL powerhouses St. Francis, Riordan, Bellarmine,SacredHeart,andSaintIgnatius. Even with a discouraging WCAL

By Eric BatesStaff Writer

Faces WCAL

The Warriors continue to play strong.

Warrior BasketballStays strong

The Warriors continue to power their way through the WCAL with their fast offense and strong defense.

D e s p i t ebeing 0-2 in league,theWarriorskepttheirspiritshighwhentheyfaced Sacred HeartCathedral. Damon Bates and Zayn Kirkendoll led theteam to a strong 17-point victory, 52-35,and the team’s first win in league. Theirnext match-up was ahomegameagainstSt.Ignatius. This gamewasonetoremember.They Warriors playedtheir hearts out andpulled out a closevictory in the final two minutes, 27-26.The Warriors facedArchbishopMittynextonJanuary15andthegamewasexcitinguntiltheMonarchsbegantopull away in the 3rdquarter, finishing with a 12-point victory.It was a tough lossfor the Warriorsbut they could onlylook into the future.

The Warriorsface huge opponentsthese coming weeksas the second half ofleague play is justbeginning. Rivalrygame against theBellarmine Bells.Come and supportyour freshmen team!

record,theWarriorshaveputalotofhardworkintotheirpracticesandarecontinuingtogainexperienceandskill.TheirpracticeeffortismoredisciplinedandtheWarriorsare ready towin.Theyareplaying toughwith head Coach Forrest Coffmanpushing them harder than ever. “It hasbeenareallytoughyear,butweareplayingharder every game and now that we arereaching thehalfwaymarkof the season,aregoalisjusttoplaywithmoreprideandimproveasawhole,”saidArman Zadeh. Kirkendoll drives down the sideline and

prepares to attack on offense.

Sophomore Jeremy Thompson goes up for an aggressive jump shot.

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Working to perseverethrough their tough league schedule,the JV boys soccer team is continuingto improve each and every game. Afterfinishing pre-season play without a win, theboysarelookingtostepitupinleagueand develop their team’s young talent. In their first WCAL game of the seasononDecember8,theWarriorsfacedoff against St. Ignacius and struggled tokeep up with the fast-paced game of their opponents.Fallingbehindearly,theboyswere unable to establish their momentum and suffered a disappointing 6-0 loss. On December 13, the Warriors went on to play againsttheMittyMonarchs.TheMonarchs’quick passing threw the Warriors off their game and they proved unable to recover.In the end, the Warriors lost, 3-0. Still hungry for a West Catholic League win, theboysprepared longandhard for theirgameonDecember15againstSacredHeartCathedral. With sophomore Ian Karlssonscoringanearlyfreekickfromthetopofthe box, the Warriors quickly establishedtheir presence on the field and looked to be heading towards their first league victory. FreshmancaptainJustin Berdingprovedto be a force on offense, scoring two

important goalsfor the Warriors.U n f o r t u n a t e l y,after sufferinga few errors on defense, the boyswere unable to hold offtheiropponents.Withthescoretied3-3 and the second half winding down, the Warriors surrendered anunexpected goal,resulting in ah e a r t b r e a k i n gSacred HeartC a t h e d r a l victory, 4-3. To startoff the New Year, the Warriors tookon the first-place Bellarmine Bellson January 3.The boys were unable to effectively control the ball, as they struggled to gain shotopportunitiesandpressuretheiropponent.The Warriors fell to the Bells, 5-0. Fighting

terrible weather c o n d i t i o n sduring theworst storm of the season,the boys facedoff againstSaint FrancisHigh Schoolin anotherhard gameon January 8.Pounded bythe wind and the rain, theWarriorslettheelements getthebestofthemastheylostthisgame, 5-0. On January 10, the Warriorswent on to

play againstArchbishop

Riordan and hoped to bring home a win. WithafreekickbyKarlsson,theWarriorssurged ahead in the first half and created their momentum. Sophomore Sam

JV Boys Soccer Battle Through West Catholic League

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By Alyssa BerdingJr. Sports Editor

Mathison stepped up and helped sparkthe Warriors’ intensity, scoring two key goals for his team. This proved to be aturning point in the Warriors’ season, asthey earned their first league and season victory, 3-1. With this new momentum, the Warriors were ready to take on St. Ignacius High School on January 12. Warriorssophomore goalie Balan Campeau hada breakout game, blocking a difficult penalty kick and saving many importantshots for his team. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enoughtobringhisteamtovictory,astheWarriors lost this game, 4-0. On January 15, the Warriors played against Serraand struggled to maintain their defense.Although the Warriors did score a goalduring this game, they were unable to push ahead and fell to their opponents,4-1. On January 17, the boys took on ArchbishopMittyandplayedoneoftheirstrongest games yet. Unfortunately, inthe second half, the Monarchs took thelead and came out on top in the end, 2-0. As the Warriors continue to improve their play, they look on towards the end of their season and hope to finish strong.

The Warrior win the ball from an Archbishop Mitty opponent.

On January 12, 2008 nine of Valley Christians varsity wrestlers traveled to Concord for the Clayton Valley invitational tournament. This invitationalis a one day tournament and is known to be oneofthetoughestonedaytournamentsinthestate.Thirtyhighlyrankedteamsfromall over California and even Nevada came tothistournamentincludingoneteamfromthe West Catholic League, St. Francis. The tournament was very competitive, but the Warriors were ready to compete for their school. Senior AJ Crawley wrestled the best that he has all year and tucked away two dominating wins early. Unfortunately, due to a shoulderinjury Crawley had to forfeit his last match, but took sixth place in his weight group. Senior Charlie Galaviz won his fist two matches to put himself into the semis. Facing off against Central Valley, Galavizonceagainovercamehisopponentand went on to finish second in his division. Ranked fifth in CCS, Junior Peipe James dominated the upper weight division going undefeated throughoutthe whole tournament. James was the champion of his division and was awarder Outstanding Upperweight Wrestler. This was junior Mafoe Jamesfirst varsity tournament. James used the skills and techniques his coachestaught him to prove to everyone thatthis was were he belonged. He used his power to take down his opponents and took fifth place in the invitational. Junior Chris Tozer, who seeded #1 in the tournament, tookdown his first two opponents by fall in the first period. However, Tozer had difficulty overcoming an opponent from Freedom High School and ended uptaking fifth in the heavyweight division. Coaches Oscar Gonzalez Jr.and Oscar Gonzalez Sr. were very proud of how each of their players wrestled in the tournament. It was a great opportunity for everyone and helped theteam prepare for upcoming tournaments.

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other immediately with shots. The game would go back and forth until the 22ndminute when a great series of passes found senior midfielder Nick Reyes’ feet, who then found junior midfielder Jake Joseph.Joseph took a brilliant turning first touch to beat his defender and fired a shot in to the side-netting, making the game 1-0 in VC’s favor. With the second half underway, the Wildcats began to put relentless pressuretoward VC’s goal, but the Warriors defense held strong and kept SI silent. “Our defense was great today,” Coach David Fugatesaidfollowing the game. “I’m proud of the way mykidsplayedbackthere. HavingTylerback seemed to have a calming effect onall the kids, something we really needed.” Coach John Basanese commented, “Weshowed desire today. I’ve been waiting for it to show up all season, and today it arrived big time. I saw guys blocking shots with their face, winning headers, and giving everything they had to the team.I’mproudofmyguystoday.Ihopethey

all realize that we can compete in this league this year, and we don’t need to wait for next year to win games. The coaching staff has faith in the kids we have, and it was sure nice having Tyler back out there!” The 1-0 win for the Warriors marked the team’s and sophomore goalie Austin Mansker’s first shutout of the season, and Joseph’s goal marked his first game-winning goal of his varsity soccer career. Also, the win marked the Warriors’ first win against SI since the 2004-05 season.

The team’s win against SI followed the Warriors first league win against Riordan on January10. The game got underway, and right away the Warriors applied pressure to Riordan’sdefense. VC would light up the board first when Reyes took a nice pass from Alex de Leon andplayedabrilliantcrosstothe feet of Fahmy, who calmly puttheballpastthegoalieforhis3rdgoaloftheseason.Therest of the first half, VC would hold an 8-0 advantage in shots, although the score remained1-0 going into the second half. Basanese commented, “We knew Riordan would look to slow the pace of the game, so we triedtopressurethemintheirbacktocauseturnovers. I thought our forwards did well with this, and it paid off.” The second half would show the same for the Warriors. VC

would score again when junior forward Joseph Rosa-Diniz took a passfrom Fahmy down the line, and asRiordan’sgoaltendercommitted tothe shot, Rosa-Diniz passed it tooncoming Fahmywho finished it for his 4th goal of theseason. Toward the end of the game,the Warriors added

another goal when

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junior midfielder Britt Nelson foundjunior forward Trevor Plug in the box,who put the ball away to make the score 3-0. In the last minutes of the game, however, Riordan would put one on the board and the game would end at 3-1, marking VC’s first league game win of the season. The team also had a few games over Christmas break to prepare for, including powerhouses Bellarmine and defending CCS division I champions Gilroy. Despite the 3-0 loss to Gilroy on December 17, VC would see many positives from the game. “We had a few chances there. When we were playing with confidence, we showed what we could do out there. I’m proud of the way the guys never gave up,” Basanese said. Also, Mansker put on a great show of spectacular saves, including a first time shot from the top of the 6-yard box. “On the season, the Warriors are 4-10 and are 2-5 in the West Catholic league. TheteamplayedJuniperoSerraonJanuary15 and Archbishop Mitty on January 17.

Fahmy goes up for a powerful header.

Alex De Leon leads his team toward a VC goal.

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number of free-throw opportunities, thegirls were unable to capitalize on theiropponents’ mistakes, which resulted ina tight game in thefinalminutesof play.However,theWarriorspulleditoutintheendandfinishedthegamewithscoreof59-57.OnDecember27,theWarriorsplayedtheirfirstgameintheWestCoastJamboreeagainstFoothillHighSchool.Establishinganearlylead,thegirlsdominatedthecourtand earned a final victory, 62-48. In thesecondroundoftournamentplay,theLadyWarriors faced off against Vanden HighSchoolandpulledoutan impressivewin,62-50. The championship game provedto be much more challenging for theWarriors,astheytookonBishopO’DowdHighSchoolfromOakland.Thegamewasveryintensewithbothteamsvyingforthechampionshiptitle,butinthefinalminutesBishopO’Dowdbarelypushedaheadandclaimed a nail-biting 42-41 victory overtheWarriors. Thisgamemarked the endof theLadyWarriors’perfect12-0recordand sparked a new determination withinthegirls’mindsastheypreparedfortheirfirstleaguegameoftheseasonagainstSt.FrancisonJanuary3. The Lady Warriors did not failto disappoint in their first WCAL gameagainst theLancers. Thegirls efficientlymoved the ball around on offense andearnedscoringopportunitiesfortheirentireteam.SophomorepointguardAJ Newton amazed and scored a solid 16 pointsalong with eight rebounds, six assists,and five steals, earning her the covetedposition ofMercuryNewsAthlete of the

TheNewYearhascomeandwithit comes the second half of the JV girlsbasketball season. The ladies have beenfighting hard this year and so far, havehadavery successful season. The ladiesprovedtheirstrengthoverChristmasBreakattheMonteVistaTournament. The Warriors opened thetournamentagainstEvergreenHighSchoolonWednesdayDecember 26. The ladiesworked together and defeated Evergreen54-46.Next,theWarriorstookonWilcoxHigh. TheWarriors offense was on firethisgameovercomingWilcox55-32.ForthesemifinalstheWarriorsplayedCarlmotHighandwasdetermined tomake it intotheChampionship. TheWarriorsdefenseshinedthisgamekeepingCarlmontbehindthe Warriors offense. In a close 52-46victoryoverCarlmonttheladieswerereadyto go all theway. For the championshiptheWarriors played Lynnbrook high andwereprepared tofightuntil theend. TheWarriors defeated Lynnbrook 44-21

As the winter cold sets in, thefreshmengirlsbasketball teamstartedofftheirseasonwithsomeheat.

Before Christmas break theteam was excelling in their game andcooperation,butafterbreakthebasketballroutineseemedhardtogetbackinto.Butaccordingtotheteam’scaptain,freshmenRebecca Roth,practicinghasreallystartedtopayoff,“Wehadahardtimecomingbackafterbreak.Butsincepracticing,wehaveimprovedtobecomebetterthanatthestartoftheseason.”CoachJohn Haggerty,whoalsocoachedthefreshmengirlsvolleyballteaminthefall,seemstobedoingagreat

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Junior Jazmine Ross passes for one of her many assists against Tracy High School.

Week.Securing theirfirst leaguewin, theWarriorscameoutontopwithafinalscoreof55-40.OnJanuary5,theLadyWarriorstook on theGators of SacredHeart Prepand proved their ability to dominate thefloor.Theirquickpassingandaggressiveoffense led them to a solid victory, 67-30,over theiropponents. Thegirlsfacedoff against Presentation High School onJanuary 9 and showed, once again, that

theyareaforcetobereckonedwith.TheWarriors’ stayed strong on defense andforcedtheiropponents tomakenumerousoffensiveadjustments. Theirquickhandsresultedinmanyopenlay-ups,asthegirlswouldquicklysteal theballandrunitupthe floor. These fast-break opportunitieskepttheWarriorsincontrolandrewardedthemawell-earnedfinalvictory,56-48. On January 11 came the most

anticipated game of the Warriors’ entireseason, as they welcomed the SacredHeart Cathedral national champions intotheir home gym. After surviving intensepracticesandmuchhardwork,theWarriorswerepreparedtotakeonthebestofthebestinhighschoolgirlsbasketball.Thegamestarted offwith both teams staying fairlycloseonthescoreboard.However,inthesecondhalf,SacredHeartCathedralbegantogainthemomentumwithcountlessfast-breaksandarapidoffense. TheWarriorsstruggled to gain open shot opportunitiesandwereunabletorecovertheirintensity.In the end, theWarriors fell to the Irish,51-35. On January 12, the girls facedoff against St. IgnaciusHigh School andstruggledtogaintheirfootingearly.Fallingbehind,theLadyWarriorswereunabletorecover and lost this disappointing game,60-46. However, theWarriorswere ableto shake off these two sudden losses andregain theirmomentumas played againstMitty on January 16. The game camedown to the final few minutes with theWarriorsaheadbytwopoints,whenMittyscoreda three-pointer togainaone-pointlead. TheWarriors did not give up, butinsteadfleddownthecourt,readytoscore.With2.1secondsleft,theballwaspassedtoNewtonwhodrainedabeautifulfloaterfrom the elbow of the court, securing anexciting Warrior victory. According tohead coach Richard Harris, this wasValleyChristian’s firstwin overMitty inschool history and the teamcould not bemoreexcitedorreadytotakeontherestoftheirseason.

taking home the gold at theMonteVistatournament. SophomoresDanielle Furr andBriana Cottonwerenamedtothealltourneyteam,agreataccomplishmentfor

thetwoJVplayers. The Warriors continued thesecond half of their season on ThursdayJanuary3againstpowerhouseSt.Francis.

The Warriors played hard, yet they fellshortbytenpointstotheLancersina27-37loss. TodayslatertheWarriorsplayedSacredHeartPreponSaturdayJanuary5.TheWarriorsdefenseheldthemtightwhichallowedmorescoringopportunitiesfortheWarriors. Inaneasywinwithascoreof44-25theWarriorspreparedfortheirnextgame. On Wednesday January 9the Warriors took on their rivals thePresentation Panthers. After a long hardgame the Panthers defeated theWarriors43-36. NexttheLadiesfacedoffagainstthe number one Sacred Heart CathedralIrish. TheWarriorswere easily defeated14-56, yet they played with incredibleheart. TheJVgirlsbasketballcontinuestoworkhardtopreparefortheirupcominggames.

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ByMeganMcKinleyStaff Writer

jobpullingtheteamtogether.One of the freshmen team’s

guard, Shalmalee Pandit,said,“Wehavethemost extraordinary teamwith variouspersonalitiesthatallseemtolaughtogether.Buteventhoughourpersonalitiesareveryunique we seem to bond together as afamily.”

Rothseemstobehavingagreattimebeingacaptainalongwithco-captainfreshmenMorgan Rosa-Diniz. “It’s coolbeing team captain [because] I can showleadership,” saidRoth. ButRoth takeson a different view of the captain’s role.“EventhoughI’mcaptainI’mstilloneof

the other players.” The point guard alsosaid, “Yeah I’m captain, but I’m not realspecial.”Rothisagoodteamcaptainandrole model because she models a greatteamplayerandshowshumility,whichisahugefactorwhenplayingasport.

IntheWestCatholicLeague,thecompetitionistougher,butinthefreshmengirls pre-season games, they beat Tracy,Saratoga,andGunnhighschools.Althoughthe teamhas lost all the leaguegamesoftheseason, the teamwonallbutonepre-seasongame,anddidexceptionallywellintheJamesLoganWinterJamTournament,winning secondplaceout of eight teams.

In fact, at the James LoganWinter JamTournament, freshmenEmnet Mekonen,wasawardedtheMostValuablePlayeronthe girls basketball team for her talentedathleticabilities.

OnJanuary9th,thegirlsfreshmenteamlostatoughgameagainstPresentationwithafinalscoreof22-38.AndingamesagainstSaintFrancisthegirlslost21-41.On January 11th the girls team lost in ahardmatch11to61againstSacredHeartCathedral. And on Saturday January12thagainstSt. Ignatius thegirls lost inadifficultgamewiththescoreof8to48.

Freshman Danielle Furr puts up 2 against Tracy.

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